Implantable cardiac devices and methods for delivering low energy, pain-free defibrillation signals for ventricular arrhythmias
US10765875B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3702
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and methods of detection and treatment of dangerous and life-threatening heart rhythms by delivering real-time, customized low-energy pacing pulses to specific anatomy in the heart. The ICD includes a power source, a controller, powered by the power source, including an electronic processor, a memory, and a signal generator. The ICD also includes a lead coupled to the controller and an electrode that is in electrical communication with a His-bundle of a patient's heart. The ICD detects a ventricular arrhythmia of the patient's heart using the controller, and is configured to provide a pulsed defibrillation signal to the electrode to terminate the ventricular arrhythmia.
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